Vector Borne Diseases

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Godavari river, Telangana, 29/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …

5 more test positive for dengue in Gurgaon

GURUGRAM: Five new cases of dengue have been reported in the city in the past two days. The health department has been put on alert mode to deal with the situation, and intense fogging has been ordered in the district. On Tuesday, two new cases and on Wednesday, three new …

Dengue: Toll up to 30 in North 24 Paraganas

BARASAT: Three dengue deaths were reported from the city's northern suburbs on Tuesday and Wednesday, taking the dengue-related deaths in North 24 Paraganas to 30 in the past three months. Apart from them, three Bongaon residents died of a "mysterious fever". Barasat trader Dulal Modak, 40, died in a private …

424 dengue cases in Jammu, Kathua

Patients rush to private hospitals outside J&K; With 424 patients testing positive for dengue since the disease broke out this season in the region, particularly Jammu and Kathua districts, the state administration has been caught napping in dealing with the outbreak. The fear-stricken patients, who failed to get “basic treatment” …

Younger men in Mumbai at higher risk of dengue: Study

MUMBAI: A dengue-positive patient here is more likely to be a male in the 21-40 age group with fever that lasts between one and three days. Every 10th patient could have complications such as kidney failure, jaundice or acute respiratory distress syndrome. These are some of the findings of a …

Spatial distribution of West Nile virus in humans and mosquitoes in Israel, 2000–2014

Israel has a long history of West Nile virus (WNV) morbidity, and the rate of detection of WNV in mosquitoes has been high since 2000. The aim of this study was to integrate several WNV datasets in order to gain an insight into the geographical distribution of WNV in Israel. …

New dengue virus confirmed in India

PUNE: A new dengue virus has been confirmed for the first time in the country. Scientists at Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV), who spotted it and had been tracking it, said the new virus of an Asian genotype (genetic structure) was a concern as it was associated with severe …

Maximum cases of dengue reported from Mohali, Patiala, Hoshiarpur

PATIALA: Punjab has recorded over 8,400 cases of dengue fever till Monday and the state health department has expressed fear that the number could go up further with hundreds of cases were being reported daily. Last year, 10,475 cases of dengue had been reported in Punjab. This year, Mohali district …

4 days, 4 deaths: Dengue run spreads panic in Kamarhati

KOLKATA: Dengue claimed two more lives in the Belgharia-Kamarhati area on the northern fringes of the city since Monday night. While a septuagenarian succumbed at Kamarhati Sagar Dutta Medical College on Tuesday morning, a 40-year-old homemaker from Deganga died of dengue on Monday evening, taking the total death toll in …

SA likely to miss 2018 target on wiping out malaria

Scientists were stepping up their surveillance of SA’s malaria-control programme as the country confronts a surge in cases, the National Institute of Communicable Diseases disclosed on Tuesday. The uptick not only poses a health risk but also means SA is likely to miss its target of eliminating malaria by 2018. …

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding state of solid waste management in India, 01/11/2017

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: Outrage as parents end life after child's dengue death & Others dated 01/11/2017. The Apex Court after going through the affidavit filed on behalf of the Directorate General of Health Services stated that "various vector borne diseases …

Dengue outbreak in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee says no need to panic as 40 people die

Mamata Banerjee on dengue outbreak: There is no need to panic. Some people are trying to create a panic with a vested interest. Some corporate houses, which had opposed our decision to set up a health commission, are passing wrong information. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that some …

Dengue cases in Patiala reach 1170

Patiala: The authorities of the health department as well as Patiala municipal corporation have failed to curb the dengue menace in the district with the number of cases touching 1170 mark. The number has witnessed a rise only in last two weeks. The number of dengua cases reported till last …

Aadhar cards no longer required at dengue detection centres

KOLKATA: Under pressure from state health department, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has decided to exempt patients from submitting photocopies of their Aadhar cards at three dengue detection centres in north Kolkata. Instead any address proof documents such as ration cards, utility bills, voter cards, driving licenses or even ID proof …

More than 1,000 cases of vector-borne infections in October

AHMEDABAD: Even as the temperatures have begun to fall, more than 1,000 cases of vector-borne infections in October were reported in Ahmedabad, says the data provided by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). The weekly health report released by AMC's health department suggests that some 1,027 cases of vector-borne infections were reported …

The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: from 25 years of inaction to a global transformation for public health

The Lancet Countdown tracks progress on health and climate change and provides an independent assessment of the health effects of climate change, the implementation of the Paris Agreement,1 and the health implications of these actions. It follows on from the work of the 2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate …

Bengal to intensify dengue control programme

KOLKATA: The state urban development & municipal affairs department is monitoring dengue prevention activities on weekly basis in affected urban local bodies across the state, with special emphasis on North 24 Parganas. Central teams of entomologist, public health experts and doctors are visiting these ULBs regularly along with conservancy teams …

Dengue prevention drive carried out in Ponnagaram

Madurai: Dengue prevention activities were carried out in Ponnagaram and Andalpuram in Madurai on Sunday, vessels in which water was not stored properly were emptied and fines were also imposed on some residents. Water was found stagnated in a syntax tank on the terrace of an office building in Ward …

Zika scare: One sample negative, four awaited

Indore : District health department on Saturday took a sigh of relief after one of the five samples of suspected Zika virus affected patients tested negative. Concerned over increasing number of patients suffering from disease caused by ‘unknown’ virus in city, district health department on Thursday had collected samples of …

Number of dengue cases rises to 670

The number of patients, who have tested positive for dengue in the Kapurthala district, have touched 670 in recent weeks. Out of the 1,237 suspected cases, who reported with dengue like symptoms at local health institutions, 670 tested positive for the disease. As many as 74 persons have tested positive …

Seasonal patterns of Japanese Encephalitis and associated meteorological factors in Taiwan

The persistent transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in Taiwan necessitates exploring the risk factors of occurrence of Japanese encephalitis (JE). The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between meteorological factors and the incidence of JE in Taiwan. We collected data for cases of JE reported to …

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